A Conversation with Elizabeth
2017
Meals

From:           Elizabeth 
To:             Larry
Sent:           Friday, June 9, 2017 10:01 AM
Subject:        Re: Just Curious What Your Thoughts Are
 
Hello,
 
I just wanted to let you know that my box arrived Wednesday, but it didn't come until almost 9 p.m., so I didn't have time to do much with it that day.  I knew it would arrive late in the day, because FedEx never comes until at least 5-6 p.m.  This was a bit later than usual, however.
 
It was fun unpacking it, and still quite cold.  Since it was so late and the cold packs were still so cold, I threw the meats in a big cooler to deal with the next morning, but separated out the vegetables and smaller items.
 
Thursday evening I decided to first make just the curry part of the "catfish and curry" dish, as I hardly ever fry foods, and the recipe called for frying the fish.  I had planned to bake the fish at the same time, but I found the curry had a fair amount of prep and cooking time, so I just stuck with doing that for a meal.  The curry when finished produced a mountain of food, four or five cereal bowls full, so I was glad I didn't also cook the fish. 
 
I didn't know that many Indian curries use alot of potatoes.  I was curious about that, so after looking at the recipe I read a bit about curries and found that in Northern India almost every curry has potatoes. Because of the potatoes, while thje recipe was an interesting dish, it was rather thick and starchy, more like a stew.  That was a learning experience because I've always said I like curries, but maybe what I actually like are the spices.  I haven't bought white potatoes in years now.  I went ahead and added some curry powder and turmeric to the recipe after my first sampling, because otherwise the flavor was fairly subtle.
 
Anyway, it was a fun experience, and I learned some things about cooking, so thanks again for thinking of me. 
 
I don't have much planned for the weekend.  Neftlix just released the new streaming season of "House of Cards," so I'll probably watch that.  I also recently found a new mystery writer I liked and am finishing his third book, and picked up the fourth from the library on Thursday, along with a new DVD that sounded interesting.  I need to mow grass, but it still hasn't dried out enough from all the rain.
 
What are you reading lately?  Other than mysteries, I'm still reading here and there in quantum physics.  I try to avoid the over popularized fluff books, but then the textbooks are sometimes to mathematical.  Right now I'm reading Unveiling the Edge of Time.  Even though written for a popular audience, the writer does have an astrophysics doctorate. Incidentally, did you read Seveneves by Neal Stephenson.  Typical of him, it was a massive book which took me weeks to read, and when the storyline finally pulled together near the end of the book, I found it a worthwhile read.  I read that President Obama had it on his reading list while he was still in office.  I thought "good luck" on finding the time to read it.  He is quite a book reader though, as is/was Bill Clinton.  Apparently the current president doesn't read at all, at least books apparently.
 
Elizabeth

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